Decorin and actin expression and distribution in patients with chronic hepatitis C following interferon-alfa-2b treatment.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND/AIMS:Chronic hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Interferon-alfa therapy may prevent the progression of the disease. The expressions of decorin and alfa-smooth muscle cell actin of the extracellular matrix play a central role in liver fibrosis. We set out to assess the expressions of these proteins in chronic hepatitis C patients, and to evaluate how they can be modified by interferon-alfa therapy. METHODS:Twenty chronic hepatitis C patients received interferon-alfa-2b therapy for 6 months (group I) or 12 months (group II). Liver biopsy samples were taken before and after the therapy. The alfa-smooth muscle actin-positive cells were determined with a monoclonal antibody, and decorin expression was detected with a polyclonal antibody. The cells were evaluated with a semiquantitative scoring method. For statistical analysis, non-parametric methods were used. RESULTS:Before the therapy, alfa-smooth muscle actin-labeled cells and marked decorin expression were present throughout all the acinar zones. Interferon-alfa-2b therapy resulted in significant decreases in both the number of alfa-smooth muscle actin-positive cells and the decorin expression. The alfa-smooth muscle actin-positive cells and decorin expression correlated with the histological activity index (R=0.72, p<0.03, R=0.68, p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:This study demonstrates that a large number of alfa-smooth muscle actin-positive cells and a marked decorin expression are frequent findings in chronic hepatitis C. Treatment with interferon-alfa-2b for 12 months reduced the number of labeled cells and the decorin expression. The results suggest that interferon-alfa-2b is capable of interfering with fibrogenesis in an early and presumably still reversible phase of chronic hepatitis C.

journal_name

J Hepatol

journal_title

Journal of hepatology

authors

Jármay K,Gallai M,Karácsony G,Ozsvár Z,Schaff Z,Lonovics J,Kovalszky I

doi

10.1016/s0168-8278(00)80104-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-06-01 00:00:00

pages

993-1002

issue

6

eissn

0168-8278

issn

1600-0641

pii

S0168-8278(00)80104-X

journal_volume

32

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